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‘We’ve got to play better’: Riders look to bounce back from Bomber beatdown
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' wave of momentum came to a crashing halt after they were handily defeated by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.But the Green and White still feels positive because the drubbing d...
Sep 10, 2019 Head coach Craig Dickenson during practice on Sept. 10, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Truck fire at P.A. gas station
Emergency crews responded to a fuel truck fire at the Petro Canada industrial gas station on Sixth Ave. E. and 13th Street near Cornerstone late Tuesday afternoon.One witness said they saw flames leap...
Sep 10, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Jets DL Shepherd suspended 6 games by NFL for PED violation
New York Jets defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd was suspended six games Tuesday by the NFL for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancers. Shepherd will be eligible to return to the Jets' ...
Sep 10, 2019
P.A. city limits expand in southeast
P.A. city council has approved the purchase of just over 26 acres of land on the southeast boundary of the city limits. The plot, purchased for $75,000, will likely eventually be part of the Crescent ...
Sep 10, 2019 A graphic shows the land purchased (in red) near Marquis Road. (Agenda Package/City of P.A.)
Minor hockey association weighs in on new facility
Prince Albert Minor Hockey is reacting to the news that Prince Albert will be getting a new recreation centre.Technical Director James Mays said since the announcement late last week there has been ex...
Sep 10, 2019 James Mays hopes the city will consider keeping ice at Kinsmen on a reduced schedule. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. city councillor's company loses legal bid in diamond case
Embattled Prince Albert city councillor Evert Botha and his diamond cutting company Embee Diamonds, have lost a bid to have a long drawn out diamond debt case moved to Belgium. The judge decided the a...
Sep 10, 2019 P.A. city councillor Evert Botha, the chief operating officer of Embee Diamonds, has lost a legal bid to have a diamond debt case moved to Belgian courts. (Tyler Marr/paNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan man acquitted of threatening to shoot Trudeau and blow up Parliament
NIPAWIN, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man accused of threatening to shoot Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and blow up the Parliament Buildings has been acquitted. David Petersen, who is 53, faced a charge of ...
Sep 10, 2019
Weldon Fall Trade Show
The Weldon Fall Trade Show will be Saturday, November 23 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m..Look forward to a variety of vendors. Chilli and a bun will be available for lunch for sale.Tables are $20.Plea...
Sep 10, 2019
Green party's Pierre Nantel calls for Quebec independence 'as fast as possible'
MONTREAL - A prominent federal Green party candidate told an internet radio show Tuesday he wants Quebec to separate from Canada as soon as possible. Pierre Nantel, who won his riding south ...
Sep 10, 2019
FEMA officials, contractor accused of hurricane relief fraud
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Federal authorities said Tuesday they have arrested two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the former president of a major disaster relief contract...
Sep 10, 2019
